prolific

adjective

pro·lif·ic prə-ˈli-fik How to pronounce prolific (audio)

: producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful

archaic : causing abundant growth, generation, or reproduction

: marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity

a prolific composer

prolificacy

prə-ˈli-fi-kə-sē How to pronounce prolific (audio)

noun

prolifically

prə-ˈli-fi-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce prolific (audio)

adverb

prolificness

prə-ˈli-fik-nəs How to pronounce prolific (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Since [David] Mamet is a prolific writer of Hollywood screenplays, there are today more people who know his work than know that they know it.

Juliet Fleming, Times Literary Supplement, 18 Feb. 2000 The main rival to his pneumonia was the prolific thrush which went into his throat and stomach.

Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting, 1993 A writer as established and prolific as Joyce Carol Oates can approach her material in a wealth of ways unavailable to the more plodding.

Jane Smiley, New York Times Book Review, 5 May 1991 Here there are La restaurants, wine bars, bookshops, estate agents more prolific than doctors, and attractive people in black, few of them aging.

Hanif Kureishi, Granta 22, Autumn 1987 a famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year

Recent Examples on the Web Once upon a time, Stephen King wrote a fairy tale, although the prolific author takes a third of this book, or around 200 pages, to make clear that the title of his latest opus is entirely, enjoyably unironic.

Clark Collis, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Fink is a prolific writer and has a weekly XR column in Forbes.

Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 16 July 2022 Dugin, a prolific author on geopolitics and a harsh critic of the US and Europe, is an outspoken advocate of a policy of Eurasianism, viewing Russia as an empire whose Orthodox faith and values are in competition with the liberal West.

Fortune, 21 Aug. 2022 But Tennessee’s offense continued to be prolific at times, while also taking advantage of some wild pitches and walks from Utah.

Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 Bandele, 54, was a prolific author, playwright and filmmaker whose work includes the adaptation of famed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandie Newton.

Stephanie Busari, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 Fields, also known as Bertram, was a prolific author, having written books about King Richard III and his depiction as the villainous English ruler and about whether Shakespeare authored the plays for which he is credited.

Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 The prolific author has long been aligned with Simon & Schuster.

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Aug. 2022 While at the Lampoon and for decades after, Mr. Kelly was a prolific author.

New York Times, 20 July 2022 See More

prolific

adjective

as in fertile

producing abundantly a famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unproductive
sterile
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Some common synonyms of prolific are fecund, fertile, and fruitful. While all these words mean "producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit," prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction.

a prolific writer

The meanings of fecund and prolific largely overlap; however, fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring.

a fecund herd

The words fertile and prolific are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth; applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development.

fertile soil

a fertile imagination

Fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results.

fruitful research

单词	prolific
释义	prolific adjective pro·lif·ic prə-ˈli-fik 1 : producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful 2 archaic : causing abundant growth, generation, or reproduction 3 : marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity a prolific composer prolificacy prə-ˈli-fi-kə-sē noun prolifically prə-ˈli-fi-k(ə-)lē adverb prolificness prə-ˈli-fik-nəs noun Synonyms cornucopian fat fecund fertile fructuous fruitful lush luxuriant productive rich See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Since [David] Mamet is a prolific writer of Hollywood screenplays, there are today more people who know his work than know that they know it. Juliet Fleming, Times Literary Supplement, 18 Feb. 2000 The main rival to his pneumonia was the prolific thrush which went into his throat and stomach. Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting, 1993 A writer as established and prolific as Joyce Carol Oates can approach her material in a wealth of ways unavailable to the more plodding. Jane Smiley, New York Times Book Review, 5 May 1991 Here there are La restaurants, wine bars, bookshops, estate agents more prolific than doctors, and attractive people in black, few of them aging. Hanif Kureishi, Granta 22, Autumn 1987 a famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year Recent Examples on the Web Once upon a time, Stephen King wrote a fairy tale, although the prolific author takes a third of this book, or around 200 pages, to make clear that the title of his latest opus is entirely, enjoyably unironic. Clark Collis, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Fink is a prolific writer and has a weekly XR column in Forbes. Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 16 July 2022 Dugin, a prolific author on geopolitics and a harsh critic of the US and Europe, is an outspoken advocate of a policy of Eurasianism, viewing Russia as an empire whose Orthodox faith and values are in competition with the liberal West. Fortune, 21 Aug. 2022 But Tennessee’s offense continued to be prolific at times, while also taking advantage of some wild pitches and walks from Utah. Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 Bandele, 54, was a prolific author, playwright and filmmaker whose work includes the adaptation of famed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandie Newton. Stephanie Busari, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 Fields, also known as Bertram, was a prolific author, having written books about King Richard III and his depiction as the villainous English ruler and about whether Shakespeare authored the plays for which he is credited. Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 The prolific author has long been aligned with Simon & Schuster. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Aug. 2022 While at the Lampoon and for decades after, Mr. Kelly was a prolific author. New York Times, 20 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology French prolifique, from Middle French, from Latin proles + Middle French -figue -fic First Known Use 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition prolific adjective pro·lif·ic prə-ˈli-fik 1 : very inventive or productive a prolific writer 2 : producing young or fruit in large numbers a prolific fruit tree prolific adjective as in fertile producing abundantly a famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fertile rich productive fruitful creative fecund abundant inventive lush producing generous plentiful generative bountiful cornucopian luxuriant copious thriving fructuous yielding bearing liberal flourishing teeming fat original blooming abounding plenteous swarming bursting plenitudinous Antonyms & Near Antonyms unproductive sterile barren dead infertile unfruitful sparse meager unfertile meagre scanty skimpy scant spare skimp See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of prolific are fecund, fertile, and fruitful. While all these words mean "producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit," prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction. a prolific writer The meanings of fecund and prolific largely overlap; however, fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring. a fecund herd The words fertile and prolific are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth; applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development. fertile soil a fertile imagination Fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results. fruitful research
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